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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 107 (from laksa170)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa107.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://cryptobriefing.com/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta-plans-nft-support/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://cryptobriefing.com/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta-plans-nft-support/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta-plans-nft-support\/","crawl_time":1775858570,"first_indexed_time":1635457694,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cryptobriefing!\/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta-plans-nft-support\/ s443","src_root_hash":"12062823274145089307","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Facebook Changes Company Name to Meta, Plans NFT Support","meta_descriptions":["Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta while retaining the old name for its social media platform."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta, though the company’s signature social media platform will retain the name Facebook. The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1. \nFacebook Becomes Meta\nIn today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta\n—\nreflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.” \nIn addition to a\nnew ticker symbol\n, Facebook\nhas\nreplaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change,\nZuckerberg said\n:\n“Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.” \nAt Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality\nlive-stream\ntoday, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is\nalready building\nand testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well. \nIn Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.” \nIn today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to\nallow\nfor people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools. \nFacebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the\ncompany said\nits overall operating profits would decrease by roughly $10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR\/AR unit. As far back as March,\nnearly 20%\nof Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook\nannounced\nplans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to\nimmediately\nbe met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.\nDisclaimer: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned BTC, ETH, and several other cryptocurrencies\n.\nDisclosure:\nThis article was edited by Brooks Butler. 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The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1.\n\n## Facebook Becomes Meta\nIn today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta—reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.”\n\nIn addition to a [new ticker symbol](https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-10-28\/facebook-changes-name-to-meta-in-embrace-of-virtual-reality), Facebook [has](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28\/) replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, [Zuckerberg said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28\/): “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.”\n\nAt Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality [live-stream](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XOn2CZWnxxY) today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is [already building](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mark-zuckerberg-to-sketch-out-facebooks-metaverse-vision-11635413402?mod=e2tw) and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well.\n\nIn Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.”\n\nIn today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to [allow](https:\/\/www.axios.com\/facebook-metaverse-expansion-plans-95dcbec4-fe22-413e-b3b3-8d1fc7ab3036.html) for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools.\n\nFacebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the [company said](https:\/\/www.axios.com\/facebook-beats-earnings-misses-revenue-aca01a0d-0ec1-4c88-a93e-336dbc1d68f8.html) its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly \\$10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR\/AR unit. As far back as March, [nearly 20%](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/3\/12\/22326875\/facebook-reality-labs-ar-vr-headcount-report) of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook [announced](https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/10\/17\/facebook-to-create-10000-jobs-in-eu-for-metaverse-vision.html) plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to [immediately](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/novi-rollout-met-with-immediate-senate-resistance\/) be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.\n\n*Disclaimer: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned BTC, ETH, and several other cryptocurrencies*.\n\n**Disclosure:** This article was edited by Brooks Butler. For more information on how we create and review content, see our [Editorial Policy](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/editorial-policy\/).\n\n[NEWS](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/category\/news)\n\n# Facebook Changes Company Name to Meta, Plans NFT Support\n![Facebook Changes Company Name to Meta, Plans NFT Support](https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/28142427\/zuck-cover-1-1024x538.png)\n\nThe name change reflects its ambitions for the Metaverse.\n\nby  [Brooks Butler](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/team\/brooks-butler\/)\n\nOct. 28, 2021\n\nShare\n\n[Add us on Google](https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cryptobriefing.com \"Add Crypto Briefing as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.\")\n\nPhoto: Marlene Awaad\/Bloomberg\n\nMark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta, though the company’s signature social media platform will retain the name Facebook. The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1.\n\n## Facebook Becomes Meta\nIn today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta—reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.”\n\nIn addition to a [new ticker symbol](https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-10-28\/facebook-changes-name-to-meta-in-embrace-of-virtual-reality), Facebook [has](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28\/) replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, [Zuckerberg said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28\/): “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.”\n\nAt Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality [live-stream](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XOn2CZWnxxY) today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is [already building](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mark-zuckerberg-to-sketch-out-facebooks-metaverse-vision-11635413402?mod=e2tw) and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well.\n\nIn Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.”\n\nIn today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to [allow](https:\/\/www.axios.com\/facebook-metaverse-expansion-plans-95dcbec4-fe22-413e-b3b3-8d1fc7ab3036.html) for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools.\n\nFacebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the [company said](https:\/\/www.axios.com\/facebook-beats-earnings-misses-revenue-aca01a0d-0ec1-4c88-a93e-336dbc1d68f8.html) its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly \\$10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR\/AR unit. As far back as March, [nearly 20%](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/3\/12\/22326875\/facebook-reality-labs-ar-vr-headcount-report) of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook [announced](https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/10\/17\/facebook-to-create-10000-jobs-in-eu-for-metaverse-vision.html) plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to [immediately](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/novi-rollout-met-with-immediate-senate-resistance\/) be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.\n\n*Disclaimer: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned BTC, ETH, and several other cryptocurrencies*.\n\n**Disclosure:** This article was edited by Brooks Butler. 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The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1.\n\n## Facebook Becomes Meta\nIn today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta—reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.”\n\nIn addition to a [new ticker symbol](https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-10-28\/facebook-changes-name-to-meta-in-embrace-of-virtual-reality), Facebook [has](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28\/) replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, [Zuckerberg said](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28\/): “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.”\n\nAt Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality [live-stream](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XOn2CZWnxxY) today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is [already building](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mark-zuckerberg-to-sketch-out-facebooks-metaverse-vision-11635413402?mod=e2tw) and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well.\n\nIn Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.”\n\nIn today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to [allow](https:\/\/www.axios.com\/facebook-metaverse-expansion-plans-95dcbec4-fe22-413e-b3b3-8d1fc7ab3036.html) for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools.\n\nFacebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the [company said](https:\/\/www.axios.com\/facebook-beats-earnings-misses-revenue-aca01a0d-0ec1-4c88-a93e-336dbc1d68f8.html) its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly \\$10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR\/AR unit. As far back as March, [nearly 20%](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/3\/12\/22326875\/facebook-reality-labs-ar-vr-headcount-report) of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook [announced](https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/10\/17\/facebook-to-create-10000-jobs-in-eu-for-metaverse-vision.html) plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to [immediately](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/novi-rollout-met-with-immediate-senate-resistance\/) be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.\n\n*Disclaimer: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned BTC, ETH, and several other cryptocurrencies*.\n\n**Disclosure:** This article was edited by Brooks Butler. For more information on how we create and review content, see our [Editorial Policy](https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/editorial-policy\/).","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta, though the company’s signature social media platform will retain the name Facebook. The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1. Facebook Becomes Meta In today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta — reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.” In addition to a new ticker symbol , Facebook has replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, Zuckerberg said : “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.” At Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality live-stream today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is already building and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well. In Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.” In today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to allow for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools. Facebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the company said its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly $10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR/AR unit. As far back as March, nearly 20% of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to immediately be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Disclaimer: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned BTC, ETH, and several other cryptocurrencies . Disclosure: This article was edited by Brooks Butler. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy .
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Share [Add us on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=cryptobriefing.com "Add Crypto Briefing as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.") by [Brooks Butler](https://cryptobriefing.com/team/brooks-butler/) Oct. 28, 2021 Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta, though the company’s signature social media platform will retain the name Facebook. The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1. ## Facebook Becomes Meta In today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta—reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.” In addition to a [new ticker symbol](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-28/facebook-changes-name-to-meta-in-embrace-of-virtual-reality), Facebook [has](https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28/) replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, [Zuckerberg said](https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28/): “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.” At Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality [live-stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOn2CZWnxxY) today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is [already building](https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-to-sketch-out-facebooks-metaverse-vision-11635413402?mod=e2tw) and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well. In Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.” In today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to [allow](https://www.axios.com/facebook-metaverse-expansion-plans-95dcbec4-fe22-413e-b3b3-8d1fc7ab3036.html) for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools. Facebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the [company said](https://www.axios.com/facebook-beats-earnings-misses-revenue-aca01a0d-0ec1-4c88-a93e-336dbc1d68f8.html) its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly \$10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR/AR unit. As far back as March, [nearly 20%](https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/12/22326875/facebook-reality-labs-ar-vr-headcount-report) of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook [announced](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/17/facebook-to-create-10000-jobs-in-eu-for-metaverse-vision.html) plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to [immediately](https://cryptobriefing.com/novi-rollout-met-with-immediate-senate-resistance/) be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. 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Photo: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta, though the company’s signature social media platform will retain the name Facebook. The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1. ## Facebook Becomes Meta In today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta—reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.” In addition to a [new ticker symbol](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-28/facebook-changes-name-to-meta-in-embrace-of-virtual-reality), Facebook [has](https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28/) replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, [Zuckerberg said](https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28/): “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.” At Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality [live-stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOn2CZWnxxY) today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is [already building](https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-to-sketch-out-facebooks-metaverse-vision-11635413402?mod=e2tw) and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well. In Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.” In today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to [allow](https://www.axios.com/facebook-metaverse-expansion-plans-95dcbec4-fe22-413e-b3b3-8d1fc7ab3036.html) for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools. Facebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the [company said](https://www.axios.com/facebook-beats-earnings-misses-revenue-aca01a0d-0ec1-4c88-a93e-336dbc1d68f8.html) its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly \$10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR/AR unit. As far back as March, [nearly 20%](https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/12/22326875/facebook-reality-labs-ar-vr-headcount-report) of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook [announced](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/17/facebook-to-create-10000-jobs-in-eu-for-metaverse-vision.html) plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to [immediately](https://cryptobriefing.com/novi-rollout-met-with-immediate-senate-resistance/) be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. 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Readable Markdown	Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook will change its company name to Meta, though the company’s signature social media platform will retain the name Facebook. The company’s shares are set to begin trading under the new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1. ## Facebook Becomes Meta In today’s Facebook Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its company name to Meta—reflecting Zuckerberg’s focus on the Metaverse, which can be thought of as a virtual world that is a “successor to the mobile internet.” Zuckerberg has said he wants the Metaverse to feel “like you’re right there with another person.” In addition to a [new ticker symbol](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-28/facebook-changes-name-to-meta-in-embrace-of-virtual-reality), Facebook [has](https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28/) replaced the thumbs-up sign at its headquarters with a blue infinity sign. On the name change, [Zuckerberg said](https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-zuckerberg-kicks-off-its-virtual-reality-event-with-metaverse-vision-2021-10-28/): “Right now, our brand is so tightly linked to one product that it can’t possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future.” At Facebook’s virtual and augmented reality [live-stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOn2CZWnxxY) today, Zuckerberg revealed more information about what the Metaverse would entail, in addition to showing a demo video of the virtual world. The company is [already building](https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-to-sketch-out-facebooks-metaverse-vision-11635413402?mod=e2tw) and testing a social platform for the Metaverse called Horizon, and has for years developed VR for its Oculus headsets. Oculus is set to be rebranded as a “Meta” product going forward as well. In Monday’s earnings call, Zuckerberg set expectations on Meta’s Metaverse timeline, saying it likely would not be much of “a real business story” until “later in this decade.” He added, “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence…that’s the holy grail of online experiences.” In today’s live-stream, Zuckerberg also shared some details about the Metaverse he envisions. There are plans to [allow](https://www.axios.com/facebook-metaverse-expansion-plans-95dcbec4-fe22-413e-b3b3-8d1fc7ab3036.html) for people to be able to make calls via VR, as well as to use apps like Slack and Instagram. Other plans include making Horizon more “social, allowing friends to gather,” as well as plans for a virtual marketplace with virtual goods (i.e. NFTs) that users can buy, sell, and exchange. On the augmented reality front, Facebook plans to offer hand and body tracking to its Spark AR developer tools. Facebook has been investing money and labor into its Metaverse all year. In Monday’s call, the [company said](https://www.axios.com/facebook-beats-earnings-misses-revenue-aca01a0d-0ec1-4c88-a93e-336dbc1d68f8.html) its overall operating profits would decrease by roughly \$10 billion for 2021 due to investments in its VR/AR unit. As far back as March, [nearly 20%](https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/12/22326875/facebook-reality-labs-ar-vr-headcount-report) of Facebook’s employees reportedly already worked on virtual and augmented reality. Earlier this month, Facebook [announced](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/17/facebook-to-create-10000-jobs-in-eu-for-metaverse-vision.html) plans to hire 10,000 people in the E.U. to work on its Metaverse. Only two days after that, it announced its Novi crypto wallet (without Diem, for now), only to [immediately](https://cryptobriefing.com/novi-rollout-met-with-immediate-senate-resistance/) be met with stiff resistance from the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Disclaimer: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned BTC, ETH, and several other cryptocurrencies. Disclosure: This article was edited by Brooks Butler. For more information on how we create and review content, see our [Editorial Policy](https://cryptobriefing.com/editorial-policy/).
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